Excess by Aedites

Puzzle explanation

Corrections to the misprints in clues spelt out “take initial letters of the clues”. The other ten clues consisted of wordplay only, for alcoholic beverages, and their first letters spelt “alcoholism”.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Misprint Answer Explanation
Across
1   COGNAC COG + CAN <
6 (T)eam SPANS SNAPS <
10 p(A)pal HOLY SEE homophone of WHOLLY + SEE
12 hus(K) ARIL LIRA <
13 Chang(E) INERTIA (AIRPORT SINCE) * − CORPS *
14 r(I)tes USAGE U + SAGE
16 (N)orth NORLAND LAND after NOR
17   CHARTREUSE CHART + REUSE
19 B(I)nd ENGAGE GAG in ENE
24 (T)rill PEEWIT WEE < in PIT
25   MARASCHINO CHINO after MARAS
26 (I)lk ARAPAHO HO after AA around RAP
28 co(A)ch STAGE 2 meanings
30 (L)iver HEPARIN HEP + AR + IN
31 (L)and ASIA (A1 + SA) <
32 s(E)as NERITIC NEW + CRITIC − WC
33 s(T)ate ALARM AM around LAR
34 Ca(T) FELINE FE + LINE
Down
1 po(E)t CHAUCER (CHAUCER + TRITE) * = ARCHITECTURE
2 b(R)ain GLIA (oozin)G LIA(ble)
3 Sa(S)in NYLGHAU (NYLGHAU + RED TAPES) * = SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
4 her(O) ASHE ASHE(s)
5 (F)ell CENOTAPH (NOT CHEAP) *
6   SHERRY SHY around ERR
7   PURL UP < + R + L
8 plo(T)s ARTAUD DATURA *
9 S(H)elter SHADE 2 meanings
11   GIN SLING LING after GINS
15   SANGAREE SANE around GARE
18 G(E)tting REACHING RING around EACH
20 fa(C)e VENTAIL VENT + AIL
21 stil(L) AT PEACE AT + PACE around E
22   GRAPPA GA around (RAP + P)
23 gen(U)s ASARUM À + SARUM
25   MAHWA M(anage) A(utumn) H(arvest) W(ith) A(ssistance)
27 mat(E) PAIR homophone of PARE
28 Ye(S) SURE 2 meanings
29   ASTI (pl)AS(ma) (ac)TI(ve)
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